About

SYNOPSIS

John Hollar, a struggling NYC artist is forced to navigate the small middle-American town he
left behind when news of his mother’s illness brings him home. Back in the house he grew up in,
John is immediately swept up in the problems of his dysfunctional family, high school rival, and
an over-eager ex-girlfriend as he faces impending fatherhood with his girlfriend in New York.

From a script by Jim Strouse that is at turns hilarious and heartbreaking, John Krasiniski’s
second feature is a poignant look at the bonds of family and friendship.

DIRECTOR'S STATEMENT

THE HOLLARS is a film that has long been a part of my life, and as my role in making it evolved from actor to director, so too did my connection to this story. I fell in love with Jim Strouse's script and the honesty with which he looked at this family at this particular moment in time. For me, the movie struck a very personal chord, as I was about to start a family of my own, but my sincere hope for this film and the reason I am so drawn to this kind of human story, is that it will resonate differently with every person who sees it. Whatever your background or experience, big family or small, the family you were born into or the one you've created, The Hollars can be at once universal in its themes and uniquely personal in its heart and sense of humor. One of the greatest challenges here was to navigate those hairpin turns between humor and emotion in all the ways that make real life as joyful and funny as it is tragic – and often, most surprisingly, at the same time. I am so thrilled to bring this story to life, and to do it with this cast is simply surreal.

His recent film credits include the Gus Van Sant directed PROMISED LAND, which he also
wrote with Matt Damon; Disney Pixar’s MONSTER’S UNIVERSITY in which he lent his
voice; legendary Japanese filmmaker Hiyao Miyazaki’s latest animated film THE WIND RISES;
and Cameron Crowe’s ALOHA. His additional film roles include performances in the uplifting
family film BIG MIRACLE; SOMETHING BORROWED; Nancy Meyers' IT'S
COMPLICATED; Sam Mendes’ AWAY WE GO; the animated smash hits MONSTERS VS.
ALIENS and SHREK THE THIRD; George Clooney's LEATHERHEADS; Ken Kwapis'
LICENSE TO WED; Christopher Guest's FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION and Bill Condon's
KINSEY.

Krasinski previously adapted and directed the David Foster Wallace book Brief Interviews with
Hideous Men. The independently financed film screened at Sundance in 2009, and was released
by IFC later that year. He also co-wrote an untitled action-adventure script with Oren Uziel,
which was sold to Warner Bros. in 2013 that he will produce alongside Uziel.

This year he received rave reviews for his performance in The Public Theater production of “Dry
Powder” by Thomas Kail with Claire Danes and Hank Azaria.

Through his own Sunday Night banner, Krasinski executive produces “Lip Sync Battle” on
Spike TV alongside Jimmy Fallon and Stephen Merchant, based on the popular segment on
“Late Night with Jimmy Fallon” which he created with Merchant and Fallon in 2013. The hit
show is currently airing its second season and was recently picked up for a third. Sunday Night
recently made an overall producing deal with Twentieth Century Fox Television. Krasinski
notably starred on NBC’s Emmy®-winning smash hit “The Office” for nine seasons, where he
portrayed the charming boy-next-door Jim Halpert.

Krasinski graduated from Brown University as an honors playwright and later studied at the
National Theater Institute. Born and raised in Newton, Mass., Krasinski currently resides in New
York.

Sharlto Copley

Sharlto Copley is a South African actor, director and producer. He launched his acting career
with his acclaimed performance as “Wikus van de Merwe” in 2009's Oscar nominated
DISTRICT 9. He has subsequently starred as “Howling Mad Murdoch” in THE A-TEAM
(2010), “Agent Kruger” in ELYSIUM (2013) and “King Stefan” in MALEFICENT (2014) and
“Chappie” in CHAPPIE among other films. Upcoming projects include “The Colonel” in
HARDCORE.

Charlie Day

Charlie Day’s comedic talent in both film and television has garnered him a loyal following
among critics and fans all over the world.

Day currently stars as the hapless Charlie Kelly on “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia” for
which he also writes and executive produces. He created the show in collaboration with friends
and co-producers Rob McElhenney and Glenn Howerton. The series will return for its 11th
season in January on FXX.

Before “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia,” Day had a recurring role on NBC’s “Third Watch”
and also appeared on the Fox comedy “Luis.” Other television credits include “Drunk History,”
“Law & Order SVU,” “American Dad,” “Reno 911,” “Mary and Rhoda,” “Madigan Men,”
“Campfire Stories,” and “Unsupervised.”

In film, Day is best known for his roles in GOING THE DISTANCE, HORRIBLE BOSSES,
MONSTERS UNIVERSITY, PACIFIC RIM, THE LEGO MOVIE, HORRIBLE BOSSES 2 and
VACATION. Charlie will next be seen in FIST FIGHT starring opposite Ice Cube.

In 2015, Charlie was nominated for a MTV Movie Award for his role in HORRIBLE BOSSES
2.

Day began his acting career onstage and participated in the Williamstown Theater Festival for
four years. He went on to play the lead role in Dead End at the Huntington Theater in Boston.

Charlie was born in the Bronx, New York and grew up in Rhode Island. He currently lives in Los
Angeles with his wife, Mary Elizabeth, and their son.

Richard Jenkins

Academy Award nominated Richard Jenkins is one of the most in-demand character actors in Hollywood, having made over sixty films.

Jenkins was just nominated for an Independent Spirit award for his work in BONE TOMAHAWK.

His notable film credits include THE VISITOR, which he received an Oscar nomination for Best Actor, CABIN IN THE WOODS, DARLING COMPANION, JACK REACHER, THE COMPANY YOU KEEP, FLIRTING WITH DISASTER, THE WITCHES OF EASTWICK, NORTH COUNTRY, BURN AFTER READING, THERE'S SOMETHING ABOUT MARY, RANDOM HEARTS, THE MAN WHO WASN'T THERE.

Jenkins has also starred in acclaimed TV shows including “Olive Kitteridge,” which he received an Emmy for Outstanding Actor in a Limited Series, and “Six Feet Under”.

Anna Kendrick

Anna Kendrick has a variety of accomplishments that showcase her impressive range of talent.
She was the lead in PITCH PERFECT 2, which broke the record as the highest grossing musical
of all time. The song Cups, which she performed in the first PITCH PERFECT went multiplatinum,
and was one of Billboards’ top songs of 2013. She starred in the film adaptation of the
musical, INTO THE WOODS, directed by Rob Marshall, where she plays “Cinderella” opposite
Meryl Streep and Johnny Depp.

Kendrick just wrapped several films which include the wedding comedy TABLE 19, the actionthriller
THE ACCOUNTANT, opposite Ben Affleck, MR. RIGHT, alongside Sam Rockwell,
and directed by Paco Cabeza and she is currently working on TROLLS, a DreamWorks
Animation feature and MIKE AND DAVE NEED WEDDING DATES, opposite Zac Efron.

Kendrick’s other recent credits include the film adaptation of the musical THE LAST FIVE
YEARS, indies CAKE, HAPPY CHRISTMAS, DRINKING BUDDIES, which she starred
opposite Olivia Wilde and Ron Livingston, the comedy-drama 50/50, with Seth Rogen and
Joseph Gordon-Levitt, and David Ayerʼs intense crime-drama, END OF WATCH, opposite Jake
Gyllenhaal. Kendrick was also in the blockbuster TWILIGHT SAGA franchise, including NEW
MOON, ECLIPSE, and BREAKING DAWN PART 1.

In 2010 Kendrick starred opposite George Clooney and Jason Bateman in the lauded film UP IN
THE AIR, directed by Jason Reitman, for which she earned an Oscar nomination for Best
Supporting Actress, and was honored by The National Board of Review for Best Supporting
Actress and by the MTV Movie Awards for Best Breakout Star. She also earned nominations
from the Critics’ Choice Movie Awards, The Golden Globes, BAFTA, and the Screen Actors
Guild.

Kendrick notably starred in ROCKET SCIENCE, directed by Jeffrey Blitz. Her performance as
an ultra-competitive high school debate team member garnered critical acclaim and the film
received a nomination for the Grand Jury Prize at the 2007 Sundance Film Festival. Anna was
nominated for an Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Actress for her work in the film.

Anna made her feature film debut in director Todd Graffʼs CAMP, a favorite at the 2003
Sundance Film Festival. Her performance in the cult classic earned her an Independent Spirit
Awards nomination, as well as a Best Supporting Actress nomination at the Annual Chlotrudis
Awards.

An accomplished theatre veteran, Kendrick began her career as Dinah Lord in the 1997
Broadway musical production of High Society, for which she received a Tony Award nomination
for Best Featured Actress in a Musical. At just 12-years-old, the honor made her the second
youngest Tony nominee in award history. Kendrick also garnered Drama League and Theatre
World awards, as well as Drama Desk and FANY award nominations.

Kendrickʼs additional theatre credits includes a feature role in the New York City Operaʼs
production of A Little Night Music, starring Jeremy Irons, My Favorite Broadway/The Leading
Ladies: Live at Carnegie Hall, and Broadway workshops of Jane Eyre and The Little Princess.

Margo Martindale

Award-winning actress Margo Martindale's impressive career includes work in film, television
and theater.

Martindale has been seen in countless major films directed by some of the finest directors of the
past few decades including MILLION DOLLAR BABY, DEAD MAN WALKING,
TWILIGHT, NOBODY’S FOOL, LORENZO’S OIL, THE HOURS, PRACTICAL MAGIC,
WALK HARD: THE DEWEY COX STORY, SECRETARIAT, PARIS JE T’AIME,
BEAUTIFUL CREATURES, WIN-WIN, and AUGUST: OSAGE COUNTY, for which she
received a Screen Actors Guild Award Nomination for “Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a
Motion Picture.” Martindale can also be seen in the upcoming feature film SOPHIE & THE
RISING SUN (alongside Julianne Nicholson & Lorraine Toussaint), which premiered at the
2016 Sundance Film Festival.

Martindale’s work as “Claudia” on the acclaimed FX series “The Americans” garnered two
Emmy Nominations and a win for “Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series.” Martindale
also received an Emmy Award for “Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series” as well as a
Critics Choice TV Award for her intense role as the diabolical yet maternal family crime boss,
“Mags Bennett” in the FX series “Justified.” She was also awarded a Critics’ Choice TV Award
for Best Guest Actor/Actress in a Drama series for her portrayal of “Ruth Eastman” CBS show
“The Good Wife.”

Her past television work includes stand-out performances on series such as “The Millers”,
“Bojack Horseman”, “A Gifted Man”, “Suits”, “Persons of Interest”, “Smash”, “New Girl”,
“Medium”, “Dexter”, and “Hung.” Her new television show for Amazon – “Sneaky Pete” –
begins shooting its first season in February of 2016.

Tony nominated for “Best Featured Actress in a Play” for her portrayal of “Big Mama” in Cat
on a Hot Tin Roof, Martindale began her career on the New York stage. She originated the iconic
role of “Truvy” in Steel Magnolias and has appeared in other such notable shows as
Always…Patsy Cline and The Sugar Bean Sisters.

Josh Groban

Josh Groban is an internationally renowned singer, songwriter, and actor whose baritone voice is
instantly recognizable and unparalleled among his peers. He has entertained fans across the globe
with his multiplatinum albums and DVDs (selling more than 30 million worldwide), electrifying
live performances, and comedic film and television appearances. Groban is the only artist who
has had two albums land on Billboard’s list of 20 best-sellers of the last 10 years.

The 34-year-old Los Angeles native first broke through in 2001 with his self-titled doubleplatinum
debut, followed by 2003’s multi-platinum Closer, and 2006’s double-platinum Awake.
In 2007, he became the best-selling recording artist of the year thanks to sales of Awake and his
blockbuster Grammy-nominated Christmas album, Noel — the best-selling album of 2007. At
the end of 2010, Groban released the Rick Rubin-produced, platinum-certified Illuminations. All
That Echoes followed in 2013, debuting at No. 1 on the Billboard Top 200 chart, Groban’s first
No. 1 debut and third chart-topper. All That Echoes racked up a host of positive reviews from
major media outlets, including The New York Times, Billboard, Rolling Stone, and USA Today.
His global arena tours routinely sell out, including his 2013 All That Echoes tour, which
included 60 shows in Australia, New Zealand, Europe, and North America.

On April 28th, Groban released his seventh studio album, Stages — a collection of some of the
greatest musical theater songs of all time, which Groban describes as “gorgeously arranged songs
that have stood the test of time,” and which he was drawn to because of their combination of
“incredible melody with an incredible story.” Recorded with producers Humberto Gatica and
Bernie Herms in both Los Angeles and London’s Abbey Road (with a 75-piece orchestra),
Stages features songs from Les Misérables (“Bring Him Home”); Rodgers & Hammerstein’s
Carousel (“You’ll Never Walk Alone”); Stephen Sondheim’s Sunday in the Park with George
(“Finishing the Hat”), Sweeney Todd (“Not While I’m Around”), and Into the Woods (“Children
Will Listen”); The Fantasticks (“Try to Remember”); A Chorus Line (“What I Did For Love”);
Andrew Lloyd Weber’s Phantom of the Opera (“All I Ask of You”), The Wizard of Oz (“Over
the Rainbow”), and others. Stages has been nominated for a 2016 Grammy Award for Best
Traditional Pop Vocal Album. In February, Groban will release a CD/DVD package, entitled
Stages Live, featuring performances recorded at the historic Los Angeles Theater in downtown
L.A. for his all-new PBS special Josh Groban: Stages Live. In July 2016, he will embark on an
extensive North American tour to support Stages, entitled “Josh Groban: On Stage.”

In addition to his numerous musical achievements, Groban has enjoyed a second career as an
actor, having appeared on “Glee,” “The Simpsons,” “The Office,” “CSI: NY,” “It’s Always
Sunny in Philadelphia,” “The Crazy Ones,” as well as in the feature films CRAZY, STUPID,
LOVE, COFFEE TOWN, and MUPPETS MOST WANTED. Last year, he hosted ABC’s unique
singing competition “Rising Star”. Groban is also a popular television talk-show guest, appearing
in various late-night comedic sketches with Jimmy Kimmel, co-hosting “Live with Regis and
Kelly” with Kelly Ripa, and paying tribute to Oprah Winfrey during the final week of her longrunning
show.

An active arts education philanthropist and advocate, Groban is a member of Americans for the
Arts Artists Committee, on whose behalf he testified before the House Appropriations
Subcommittee on the Interior on the value of the arts during Arts Advocacy Day in 2009. In July
2011, Groban established the Find Your Light Foundation, which helps enrich the lives of young
people through arts, education, and cultural awareness. It covers a wide array of possibilities,
from providing instruments and funding for arts programs in schools to introducing people to the
arts and culture around them through the use of technology.

Randall Park

As an actor and writer, Randall Park is fast becoming one of the freshest and most in-demand
faces in Hollywood with his extraordinarily diverse skill set and wide-ranging background in
both film and television.

Park can currently be seen in the second season of the ABC comedy series “Fresh Off The Boat”
as Louis Huang, the patriarch of a Taiwanese family adjusting to a new life in Orlando in the
1990s after moving from Washington D.C. Based on the memoir of chef and restaurateur Eddie
Huang, the half-hour, single-camera comedy is the first network television show to focus on an
Asian American family in 20 years.

In July 2015, Park starred in the Netflix original series “Wet Hot American Summer: First Day
of Camp” based on the cult classic 2002 film of the same name. Park starred alongside Amy
Poehler, Bradley Cooper, David Hyde Pierce, Paul Rudd, Christopher Meloni, Molly Shannon,
Ken Marino, and Elizabeth Banks.

Previously, he portrayed “Kim Jong-un” in THE INTERVIEW, opposite James Franco and Seth
Rogen. The comedy followed a celebrity tabloid TV show host (Franco) and his producer
(Rogen), who, in trying to legitimize themselves as real journalists, land an interview with Kim
Jong-un after discovering he is a fan of their show. While preparing to travel to North Korea for
the interview, the CIA recruits them to assassinate the dictator.

Park won a ‘Best Actor Award’ at the 2010 NBC’s Short Cuts Film Festival for the short
BLUEBERRY, which he also wrote. He also is the recipient of the 2011 CAPE ‘New Writers
Award’ for an original pilot he wrote entitled “Erasists”. Park is a constant presence on the web
and is a frequent contributor to the monthly web series showcase and competition Channel 101,
created by Dan Harmon (Community) and Rob Schrab (The Sarah Silverman Program). His
work can be found on www.randallparkplace.com.
Park currently resides in Los Angeles with his wife and daughter.

Mary Elizabeth Winstead

Mary Elizabeth Winstead began her career in performing arts at a young age in Salt Lake City,
Utah. It was in these adolescent years that her exceptional talent in dancing and acting earned
her the opportunity to study dance at the prestigious Joffrey Ballet School in New York City.
Soon after, she was appearing on Broadway and singing in the International Children’s Choir.
Winstead’s passion for the arts has segued into a successful career in TV, Film and Music.

She be seen in “Mercy Street,” produced by Ridley Scott, alongside Josh Radnor and Gary Cole.
the drama follows the lives of two volunteer nurses on opposing sides of the Civil War. Winstead
is also set to star in J.J. Abram’s upcoming thriller VALENCIA opposite John Goodman and
John Gallagher Jr., Daniel Kwan & Daniel Scheinert’s drama SWISS ARMY MAN alongside
Daniel Radcliffe and Paul Dano, as well as the CBS drama “Braindead” opposite Aaron Tveit.

Winstead recently starred in several notable independent features. These have included Riley
Stearns’ cult-themed drama FAULTS, which premiered at South by Southwest in 2014 and Chris
Messina’s ALEX OF VENICE, which world-premiered at the 2014 Tribeca Film Festival and
was released in April 2015. As if that wasn’t enough, she also had a starring role in the A&E
television series “The Returned,” producer Carlton Cuse’s riveting drama adapted from the
French series of the same name.

Prior, she could be seen in the Focus Features film KILL THE MESSENGER, directed by
Michael Cuesta and starring alongside Jeremy Renner. The film is based on the true story of
journalist Gary Webb, who became the target of a vicious smear campaign after exposing CIA
secrets in the nineties.

She was nominated for the Spirit Award for Best Female Lead for her performance in James
Ponsoldt’s critically acclaimed SMASHED, opposite Aaron Paul. She reteamed with the
filmmaker for his sleeper hit THE SPECTACULAR NOW, with Shailene Woodley and Miles
Teller.

Her other film credits include A.C.O.D, an acronym for “Adult Children of Divorce,” which also
stars Jessica Alba, Amy Poehler and Jame Lynch; the period vampire adventure ABRAHAM
LINCOLN: VAMPIRE HUNTER in the role of ‘Mary Todd’, based on the book by Seth
Grahame-Smith; in THE THING; opposite Michael Cera, Chris Evans and Anna Kendrick in the
hit Universal action-comedy-fantasy film SCOTT PILGRIM VS. THE WORLD. The movie is
based on the graphic novel by Bryan Lee O’Malley and was directed by Edgar Wright.

Winstead could also be seen in Quentin Tarantino’s film DEATH PROOF of the
GRINDHOUSE double-feature, where she starred alongside Kurt Russell and Rosario Dawson.
It was in this film that she also got to share her vocal skills when she sang “Baby It’s You.” She
also starred in Emilio Estevez’s Golden Globe nominated film BOBBY, alongside William H.
Macy, Demi Moore, Elijah Wood, Sharon Stone and Anthony Hopkins just to name a few. The
film also earned her a SAG Award nomination for Best Ensemble Cast. Prior she starred
alongside Bruce Willis in the role of his daughter LIVE FREE OR DIE HARD, part of the
hugely successful Die Hard series.

Returning to song, Ms. Winstead’s debut album Got a Girl, in collaboration with Dan “The
Automater” Nakamura, was released in July 2014. A chance encounter during the filming
of SCOTT PILGRIM VS. THE WORLD – which featured several songs by Nakamura – led the
pair to an unexpected meeting of minds and musical tastes. Distilling and decanting the spirits of
John Keats and Charlotte Corday, Chopin and nouvelle chanson, Got a Girl serves up a sweet
and sharply carbonated cocktail of the epic, the baroque, and the absurd.

FILMMAKERS

Tom Rice

Producer

Tom Rice produced the Sundance hit THE WAY, WAY BACK, shortly after producing the
Academy Award-nominated live action short KAVI. THE WAY, WAY BACK was the first
film at Sycamore Pictures, a company he launched with partner Ben Nearn in 2011.

Rice also produced Ryan Fleck and Anna Boden’s MISSISSIPPI GRIND, starring Ryan
Reynolds and Ben Mendelsohn, and just completed production on SPEECH & DEBATE,
directed by Dan Harris, based on Stephen Karam’s hit play.

Other projects include the musical themed BEGIN AGAIN, the Robin Williams comedy A
MERRY FRIGGIN’ CHRISTMAS, and the upcoming COLLIDE starring Nicholas Hoult and
Felicity Jones.

Rice attended New York's School of Visual Arts as the Presidential Scholar and currently resides
in Los Angeles.

Allyson Seeger

Producer

In 2013, Allyson Seeger joined John Krasinski at production company, Sunday Night, where she
currently serves as Head of Development and Production. Alongside Krasinski, she produces the
hit show “Lip Sync Battle” on Spike TV, which is currently airing its second season and was
recently picked up for a third, and TV series “Dream Corp, LLC” for Adult Swim. Allyson is
also in development on a slate of film and TV projects including an untitled action-adventure
script co-written by John Krasinski and Oren Uziel, which sold to Warner Brothers, and a variety
of network and cable projects under Sunday Night's overall deal at Twentieth Century Fox
Television.

Prior to joining Sunday Night, Allyson was Vice President of Film at The Mark Gordon
Company. She co-produced the 2013 CBS Films comedy, The To-Do List starring Aubrey Plaza,
Bill Hader, Connie Britton, and Clark Gregg. She also developed and will executive produce the
upcoming feature adaptation of the Tony Award winning musical, Memphis.

Allyson began her career while still in school at Boston University, working for Fine Line
Features, Focus Features, Producer Linda Obst and former production company, Section Eight at
Warner Brothers. Born and raised in New York, Allyson currently resides in Los Angeles.

Ben Nearn

Producer

Ben Nearn, a former Ernst & Young accountant, left a twelve-year career as an investment
banker to co-found Cross Creek Pictures. During his tenure as CFO and COO, Cross Creek
Pictures produced Darren Aronofsky's Academy Award-nominated BLACK SWAN, George
Clooney's THE IDES OF MARCH, and THE WOMAN IN BLACK starring Daniel Radcliffe.

In 2011, Nearn co-founded Sycamore Pictures with his partner Tom Rice and Executive
Produced the Sundance darling THE WAY, WAY BACK, John Carney’s BEGIN AGAIN, and
produced the holiday film A MERRY FRIGGIN' CHRISTMAS starring Robin Williams, and
last year’s critically acclaimed Sundance film MISSISSIPPI GRIND starring Ryan Reynolds and
Ben Mendelsohn.

Jim Strouse

Screenwriter/Executive Producer

Born in Indiana in 1977, James C. Strouse received an MFA for fiction writing at Columbia
University. While at Columbia, he wrote LONESOME JIM (2005), which starred Casey Affleck
and was directed by Steve Buscemi.

After the success of LONESOME JIM at Sundance, Strouse began working on his next
screenplay, which he was inspired to direct after working with Buscemi on his previous film.
That next project, GRACE IS GONE (2007), debuted at Sundance two years after LONESOME
JIM. Well-received, GRACE IS GONE told the story of a father, played by John Cusack, who
had to figure out how to tell his children that their mother was killed in Iraq. It won an Audience
Award as well as the Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award at Sundance that year. Strouse’s next
movie THE WINNING SEASON (2011) was more light-hearted, and starred Sam Rockwell as a
divorced dad who becomes the coach of a high school girls’ varsity basketball team.

His next work as a writer and a director was PEOPLE, PLACES, THINGS (2015), which
premiered at Sundance to love letter reviews. The film stars Jemaine Clement, Regina Hall and
Jessica Williams.

Mike Sablone

Executive Producer

Mike Sablone is a dramaturg and producer, who for the last four years has worked as Director of
Development at John Krasinski’s production company Sunday Night. While at Sunday Night he
served as the co-producer for the film PROMISED LAND, directed by Gus Van Sant, written by
Matt Damon and John Krasinski and released by Focus Features. Before working for Sunday
Night he spent seven years as a dramaturg for Center Theatre Group (Mark Taper Forum,
Ahmanson Theatre and Kirk Douglas Theatre). While there he was the dramaturg for Alex
Timbers and Michael Friedman’s Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson and saw the musical through
its development including productions at the Kirk Douglas Theatre and Public Theater to its run
on Broadway at the Jacobs Theater. The script for Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson was
nominated for the Tony Award for Best Book, and won Best Book of a musical at the Drama
Desk Awards. Other theatre world premieres include David Henry Hwang’s Pulitzer Prize finalist Yellow Face (Mark Taper Forum); Matt Sax and Eric Rosen’s hip-hop musical Venice
(Kansas City Rep, Kirk Douglas Theatre), which Time Magazine called “The year’s best
musical”; Culture Clash’s Palestine, New Mexico (Mark Taper Forum); John Belluso’s Henry
Flamethrowa (Trinity Rep), and Paul Grellong’s Radio Free Emerson (Gamm). He has developed work by Frank Basloe, Bash Doran, Kate Fodor, Nick Jones, Storm Large, Itamar Moses, Ken Weitzman and Alex Woo at CTG, Portland Center Stage, South Coast Repertory and the Denver Theatre Center. Other film credits include the development of the screenplays for John Krasinski’s adaptation of David Foster Wallace’s Brief Interviews with Hideous

Eric Alan Edwards

Director of Photography

ERIC EDWARDS has been behind the camera on dozens of iconic films, beginning with director Gus Van Sant's seminal MY OWN PRIVATE IDAHO, for which he garnered an Independent Spirit Award nomination.

In 1996, two films shot by Edwards premiered at the Cannes Film Festival: Gus Van Sant’s TO DIE FOR, starring Nicole Kidman and Matt Dillon, and director Larry Clark's first feature effort, the highly controversial KIDS.

Eric moved on to shoot COP LAND with director James Mangold and starring Robert De Niro, Sylvester Stallone, Harvey Keitel and Ray Liotta. His gritty, handheld camera work illuminated ANOTHER DAY IN PARADISE, with Melanie Griffith, James Woods and Joaquin Phoenix. Likewise, his handsome visual flourishes told the story of CLAY PIGEONS, starring Vince Vaughn and Joaquin Phoenix.

Edwards moved to a wide screen format, for the ‘big sky’ Montana indie THE SLAUGHTER RULE, for the provocative filmmaking twins Alex and Andrew Smith, which competed at the Sundance Film Festival.

Edwards continued to work with interesting filmmakers on movies such as MANAGEMENT, directed by Stephen Belber, starring Steve Zahn, and Jennifer Aniston, LOVE HAPPENS, for director/writer Brandon Camp starring Aaron Eckhart, and WHAT'S WRONG WITH VIRGINIA for director/writer Dustin Lance Black (Academy Award winner for the script of MILK), starring Ed Harris and Jennifer Connolly. Edwards also reteamed with David Dobkin for THE CHANGE UP, starring Ryan Reynolds.

Edwards has also just wrapped two studio comedies, New Line Cinema’s FIST FIGHT and the
Robert De Niro, Zac Efron comedy, DIRTY GRANDPA.

In addition to his film work, Edwards is highly sought out for his clean, clear images for
television, commercials and music videos for the likes of Bruce Springsteen, Elton John, Michael
Jackson, Donna Summers, Alanis Morissette, Paul Simon and the Red Hot Chili Peppers whose
video “Under the Bridge” won MTV’s best music video of the year. And his beautiful work has
been praised on Amazon’s highly acclaimed “Bosch” series based on the Michael Connelly
novels of the same name.

Daniel B. Clancy

Production Designer

Daniel Clancy recently finished AMERICAN PASTORAL, Ewan McGregor’s directing debut
for Lakeshore Entertainment. He also collaborated with Gabriele Muccino for the upcoming
FATHERS AND DAUGHTERS starring Russell Crowe and Amanda Seyfried as well as with
Chuck Russel for the upcoming I AM WRARTH. Additional production designer credits include
THE DILEMMA, PROMISED LAND, NOTHING LIKE THE HOLIDAYS, SO
UNDERCOVER, Starz “Boss” and numerous commercials and television shows.

Clancy has a unique perspective as a designer having worked previously as an accomplished set
decorator for over 20 years collaborating with some of the great designers of film. Richard
Sylbert, Dennis Gassner, Alan Cameron are among some of the greats he has worked with. His
experiences have taught him, “The secret to design is in the details, and as a decorator you have
to make sure every set, every piece of furniture, drapery, wall color etc. every prop is perfect. A
great set decorator is so under appreciated and being one really does prepare you to learn design
inside and out and make sure all sets are unique and correct.” Learning that attention to detail has
taught him how to design sets based on the character and script. He brings his unique
perspective and passion to every project and every set he creates.

He has worked with some of the most talented and accomplished directors working today
including Ron Howard, Gus Van Sant, Sam Mendes, Christopher Columbus, Ewan McGregor
and now John Krasinski.

His list of credits as a set decorator include COUPLES RETREAT, RED DAWN, THE
INFORMANT, TROPIC THUNDER, THE PROMOTION, FRED CLAUS, THE NUMBER 23,
THE BREAK UP, DERAILED, THE WEATHER MAN, THE AMITYVILLE HORROR,
BARBERSHOP 2: BACK IN BUSINESS, ROAD TO PERDITION, PAYBACK, MY BEST
FRIENDS WEDDING, ROSEWOOD, PRIMAL FEAR, HOFFA, HOME ALONE and HOME
ALONE 2. He also worked on BIG FISH and ROAD TO PERDITION as an assistant decorator.
Raised on Chicago’s northwest side, Clancy graduated from Southern Illinois University with a
degree in Art, advertising and graphic design. He set out to conquer the Ad world before getting
the film bug working on his first film Brian De Palmas “The Untouchables” and then with the
great John Hughes on over seven films including such classics as “Uncle Buck,” “Home Alone
1” and 2 among others.

His philosophy is simple he likes to say, “I just want to work with nice, intelligent creative
people on projects with good scripts and great directors that excite me or make me laugh.
Hopefully both. Life is too short not to laugh often and have fun. If you are not having fun and
enjoying the creative process then hang it up.”

Heather Persons

Editor

Heather Persons began her career apprenticing for Dede Allen on director Barry Sonnenfeld’s,
THE ADDAMS FAMILY and later assisted on several films including FLESH AND BONE;
SOMETHING TO TALK ABOUT, directed by Lasse Hallstrom, starring Julia Roberts;
AMERICAN RHAPSODY, starring Scarlett Johansson, and the Emmy Award winning HBO
movie, IF THESE WALLS COULD TALK II, 1972, starring Michelle Williams and Chloe
Sevigny.

With Mia Goldman she co-edited THE IN-LAWS, starring Michael Douglas and Albert Brooks
and the sleeper hit MY BIG, FAT, GREEK WEDDING which grossed over 368 million,
becoming one of the top romantic comedies of the 21st century.

In recent years she edited the Golden Globe and Emmy nominated TNT movie, THE RON
CLARK STORY for director Randa Haines. She received an A.C.E. nomination for that project.
She also edited several features including STARTER FOR 10, starring James McAvoy and
Rebecca Hall; SUNSHINE CLEANING, starring Amy Adams and Emily Blunt and FATHER
OF INVENTION, starring Kevin Spacey. Heather edited two series for HBO: season 2 of
producer Mark Walberg’s “How To Make It In America,” with director Miguel Arteta, among
others; all three seasons of “Getting On.”

Caroline Eselin-Schaefer

Costume Designer

Caroline studied film at the University of Southern Mississippi in Hattiesburg, MS. She started
her film career in New Orleans and made her way to Los Angeles where she has been a member
of the Costume Designer’s Guild since 2006.

Her first works include collaborations with directors Wim Wenders and Charles Burnett for the
PBS series “The Blues.” She continued with Wim Wenders on his 2005 film DON’T COME
KNOCKING starring Sam Shepard and Jessica Lange, which premiered at the Cannes Film
Festival and won several European film awards.

Caroline continued forward on projects with directors Tim Blake Nelson, Hany Abu-Assad, Tim
Disney and Udayan Prasad. She then designed the 2008 Sundance multi-award winning
BALLAST for director Lance Hammer.

In 2011 Caroline designed the Cannes Festival premiering 1960’s period film THE PAPERBOY
for Academy Award nominated director Lee Daniels starring Nicole Kidman, Matthew
McConnaughey, Zac Efron and John Cusack.

2012 marked the beginning of a collaboration with James Franco on his period films AS I LAY
DYING and THE SOUND AND THE FURY. She has recently finished designing Barry
Jenkins’ MOONLIGHT to be released in 2016.

Caroline’s television credits include the HBO series “Family Tree” directed by Christopher
Guest, “Hand of God” pilot for Marc Forster and Amazon and most recently the Sundance
premiering “The Girlfriend Experience” for directors Amy Seimetz and Lodge Kerrigan for Starz
Network.

Caroline divides her time between Los Angeles and New Orleans and anywhere else on location.

Josh Ritter

Music

Josh Ritter is a songwriter from Moscow, Idaho. The son of two neuroscientists, he was on his
way to follow in their footsteps when he discovered Johnny Cash and Bob Dylan's "Girl from the
North Country" in high school. He has since released several studio albums and has been
recently named one of the 100 greatest living songwriters by Paste Magazine, alongside Dylan,
Springsteen, and Neil Young. Joan Baez has covered one of his songs; the author Stephen King
named one of Ritter's albums the best of recent years and he has performed on late night TV,
including David Letterman, Conan O'Brien, and Jimmy Fallon. His debut novel, Bright’s
Passage, was published by Random House to wide acclaim. His new record is called Sermon on
the Rocks.